Tag: trenches

Wednesday, February 27, 1918

            A very good day. Payday. Cadet stood canteen and I made 70 pies and 14 gallons of cocoa. Kept very busy. Col. came and took Cadet and left Miss Gladys. It rained very hard. A shell dropped on the road and it killed two horses and one man and wounded five. Made coffee and … Continue reading Wednesday, February 27, 1918

Tuesday, February 26, 1918

Had a very trying time getting the fire to burn. The car came at nine, and I went to the hospital. Had a very sad time seeing the wounded soldiers. Saw a Boch air raid on my way home. Also saw some Italian soldiers. Made hash for dinner. Mr. Ward came and brought flour and … Continue reading Tuesday, February 26, 1918

Sunday, February 24, 1918

A fine day. The much needed graphophone was going most all day. I started for a walk and got a ride on a motor car filled with medicine for the Kaiser. Looked at fifty graves of the dear boys who have gone to their reward. They made one look around. While walking home, I saw … Continue reading Sunday, February 24, 1918

Thursday, February 14, 1918

Busy. Made 2 thousand donuts and forty pies. All gone before seven o’clock. Many to the trenches. Miss Van Harden went to do some shopping. Lt. Grett and Segt. Barr came and had pie and a Lt. stood at the door and watched us making donuts. It was a very pretty and busy evening. More … Continue reading Thursday, February 14, 1918

Tuesday, February 12, 1918

            Busy.             There was heavy firing the whole night and day, and in the evening there was a raid. The French lost. One thousand men killed, wounded .and prisoners. Fifty of our men killed and wounded. Saw the fight between four planes and the Germans came down.             Made forty pies and 2 thousand … Continue reading Tuesday, February 12, 1918

Friday, February 8, 1918

Woke up feeling kind of sick so stayed in bed till nine o’clock. Miss Van Harden made me some coffee and brought me some cakes from the kitchen. They had gas drill. In the afternoon I made one thousand donuts, and they went as fast as I could make them. The boys left for the … Continue reading Friday, February 8, 1918

Wednesday, January 16, 1918

Left Marson. Had breakfast at eight and got in a bus. It was crowded with six people and luggage. The lady who drove the horses was named Margaret. We had a nice slow ride to Bonville looking at the trees and hills and brooks. The day was like a spring day. We looked over the … Continue reading Wednesday, January 16, 1918

Tuesday, October 30, 1917

Heard that the French had lost 3 million men and that in the winter of 1915 sixty men were found frozen to death in one line of trenches; and at present they haven’t enough men to guard the front and keep a few men at different posts and change them at night to fool the … Continue reading Tuesday, October 30, 1917

Friday, September 28, 1917

Was a very busy day getting ready and helping to put things in order. Lunch at 2. Must be ready to start at four. We were to go to our appointment in a fine limousine. Just think, we had to hurry to get out of the city gates before six o’clock but made it. Then … Continue reading Friday, September 28, 1917